From 6604d5aea497eb82e832137e3fca8d238ec148fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DarkSun Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 05:03:17 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=E9=80=89=E9=A2=98[tech]:=2020231120=20What=20i?= =?UTF-8?q?s=20Super=20Key=20in=20Linux=3F?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit sources/tech/20231120 What is Super Key in Linux.md --- .../20231120 What is Super Key in Linux.md | 101 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 101 insertions(+) create mode 100644 sources/tech/20231120 What is Super Key in Linux.md diff --git a/sources/tech/20231120 What is Super Key in Linux.md b/sources/tech/20231120 What is Super Key in Linux.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..2b48927f65 --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/tech/20231120 What is Super Key in Linux.md @@ -0,0 +1,101 @@ +[#]: subject: "What is Super Key in Linux?" +[#]: via: "https://itsfoss.com/super-key/" +[#]: author: "Sagar Sharma https://itsfoss.com/author/sagar/" +[#]: collector: "lujun9972/lctt-scripts-1700446145" +[#]: translator: " " +[#]: reviewer: " " +[#]: publisher: " " +[#]: url: " " + +What is Super Key in Linux? +====== + +While reading Linux tutorials on the internet, you'd come across the term 'super key' and if you are a beginner to Linux, it may confuse you. + +In simplest terms, if your computer came pre-installed with Windows, then the Windows key (with the Windows logo) is your super key. + +Whereas if you have an Apple computer, you have to press the command key with the ⌘ symbol as your super key. + +![That's your super key \(or meta key\)][1] + +Pretty simple. Right? + +But what was the reason behind naming it super key? I mean there has to be some interesting story behind it. + +So let's press the super key all together to uncover more details. + +### The idea behind the super key + +It was introduced in The "space-cadet" keyboard, designed in 1978 at MIT for the [Lips machine][2], and mainly introduced to emulate the meta key. + +The meta key was a crucial part of the Emacs editor but the modern keyboards of that time did not ship with a physical meta key and it was often emulated using different key bindings. + +The introduction of a super key solved this issue by giving a physical super key. + +Fast-forward to 1994 when the Windows key appeared for the first time on the [Microsoft Natural keyboard][3] which was used to quickly open the start menu and from 1996, it became common practice to map the meta key on the Windows key. + +### Common use cases of the super key + +When you press the super key on the Ubuntu desktop, it displays the activities overview, which gives you a peek into what is going on in every window: + +![Get activities overview in Ubuntu by pressing the super key][4] + +But you can do a lot more than just have a glimpse of ongoing activities. + +For example, you can press Super and Tab together to bring the application switcher and switch between running apps. + +![][5] + +Here are some shortcuts that utilize the Super key (tested in Ubuntu 23.10): + +📋 + +If you are using a distro based on Ubuntu, then some shortcuts may not work as described as the distro maintained may have allocated that shortcut for a different task. + +Shortcut | Description +---|--- +Super | Open Activities Overview +Super + Tab | Switch between open applications +Super + D | Show desktop (minimize all windows) +Super + A | Open Applications menu +Super + S | Show quick settings +Super + Left Arrow | Snap the active window to the left half of the screen +Super + Right Arrow | Snap the active window to the right half of the screen +Super + Up Arrow | Maximize active window +Super + Down Arrow | Minimize active window +Super + L | Lock screen + +Pretty handy. Right? + +### Improve productivity with shortcuts + +New to Ubuntu? Here are some helpful shortcuts for Ubuntu users: + +![][6] + +If you are getting started with a terminal, I'd recommend you learn [basic terminal shortcuts for Linux terminals][7]: + +![][6] + +I hope that it was a superbly informative super article ;) + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://itsfoss.com/super-key/ + +作者：[Sagar Sharma][a] +选题：[lujun9972][b] +译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/sagar/ +[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972 +[1]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/11/keyboard-linux.jpg +[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisp_machine +[3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_ergonomic_keyboards#Natural_Keyboard +[4]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/11/Get-activities-overview-in-Ubuntu-by-pressing-the-super-key.png +[5]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/App-Switch.png +[6]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/12/android-chrome-192x192.png +[7]: https://itsfoss.com/linux-terminal-shortcuts/